Research & development on Commodore and related technologies https://github.com/c64pectre.
https://github.com/c64pectre/c64-cmd-hd
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Buy a "CMD HDD Boot ROM 2.80 Binary Image" at Retro Innovations https://store.go4retro.com/commodore/cmd-hdd-boot-rom-2-80-binary-image/. It is still licenced software, not abandonware.
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Find and download the "CMD Hard Drive Utilities", e.g. from https://commodore.software/downloads/download/94-cmd-hard-drive/8016-cmd-hard-drive-utilities/
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Find and download the "CMD Hard Drive Users Manual for all CMD HD Models 4th edition jan 1991", e.g. from https://archive.org/details/CMD_Hard_Drive_Users_Manual_4th_Edition_Jan_1991 This document describes all commands that you'll need to know about when using the hard drive.
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Create an empty DHD file:
copy nul cmd-hd-a.dhd
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Configure VICE
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In Preferences > Settings (
ALT+O
) > Machine > ROM > Drive ROMS: change the CMD HD entry to your real CMD HDD Boot ROM 2.80 Binary Image. You can copy the file to theDRIVES
folder in your VICE folder. -
In Peripheral devices > Drive > Drive 9: at Drive model, choose "CMD HD", set a CMD-HD size of at least
20M
(suggestion:512M
), check the checkbox "Save real-time clock data". -
Attach disk image for drive
9
to your DHD file. -
Do a hard reset of the C64.
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Create HD System
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Attach disk image for drive
8
tocmd-hd-tools.d64
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Load and run
CREATE SYS
from8
. PressRETURN
in the welcome screen. Accept default withRETURN
. PressY
to clear area below system. -
When finished, do a hard reset of the C64.
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Create Partition
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Load and run
HD-TOOLS.64
from8
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Ignore welcome screen instructions (not needed).
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Reset Drive
9
to its configuration mode: click on drive9
in the status bar and click on "Configuration Mode". -
View current partition table. Should all be not in use.
RETURN
to exit. -
Create a new partition:
001 ROOT 65280 NATV
The
NATV
means native partition. Press-
in BLKS to get the max. Create more partitions if you want. -
Do a hard reset of the C64.
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Consult the "CMD Hard Drive Users Manual for all CMD HD Models 4th edition jan 1991" to learn about all possible commands.
Change to device 9
:
@9
List current (root) directory:
@$
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First, create a subdirectory for the HD Utilities on the HD:
@MD:CMD-HD-TOOLS
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Load and run
FCOPY
from8
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Copy
8
to9
to subdirectory//CMD-HD-TOOLS/
.